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Two-time EMMY Award winning News Anchor Sherri Jackson is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades telling the stories of the people of Central Alabama at CBS 42 News. Named \u201cBest News Anchor\u201d in Alabama five times by the Alabama Broadcasters Association, Sherri continues to excel as a journalist and as weekday Anchor for CBS 42 News at 5, 6 & 10 o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n
Sherri has received recognition for her work covering AIDS in the city of Birmingham. Her piece \u201cAIDS from Alabama to Africa\u201d received a national award from the National Association of Black Journalists. As a reporter she is dedicated to telling the stories that touch people\u2019s lives in a series of special reports called \u201cFaith in Action.\u201d The series launched after Sherri took a mission trip to Arusha, Tanzania and split from her mission team to cover the story of a missionary doctor in Bomet, Kenya who says she was miraculously healed after testing positive for HIV. The story of what happened at Tenwek Hospital became Sherri\u2019s first Faith in Action story in 2007.<\/p>\n
Family drives Sherri\u2019s passion to give back to the community. That\u2019s why much of her community involvement centers on supporting agencies that support families. She has served on several boards with non-profit organizations that serve women and children.<\/p>\n
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Two-time EMMY Award winning News Anchor Sherri Jackson is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades telling the stories of the people of Central Alabama at CBS 42 News. Named \u201cBest News Anchor\u201d in Alabama five times by the Alabama Broadcasters Association, Sherri continues to excel as a journalist and as weekday Anchor for … Continue reading Sherri Jackson<\/span>